scott523 said:Question: Is there any extra benefit to getting iWork in addition to the MS Office for Mac I'm getting? $50 for iWork is really cheap and I have no problems adding it as a preinstall.
Actually you should be able to get it for $10 cheaper when you get to school. I use both MS office and iWork. For me, iWork is a great tool for creating presentations (leagues beyond powerpoint) and layouts that take advantage of pages built-in newsletter and flyer designs. Every time I show someone one of the docs I created with iWork, there's always a big "wow" factor.